Out of the Library and into the Community: Academic Librarians and Community Engagement (ACRL WGSS)

Moderator: Pamela Salela, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Springfield
Speaker: Lizz Zitron, Outreach Librarian, Carthage College
Speaker: Martin Wolske, Senior Research Scientist, University of Illinois
Speaker: Maureen Barry, First Year Experience Librarian, Wright State University

Description:

Conversations about democracy, information access, and information distribution within communities continue to gain momentum in both academia and society as a whole. Academic librarians and LIS faculty can work with social justice issues in many ways. Learn how the speakers shape and bring to the forefront these issues via their teaching, scholarship, and work in local communities. Areas addressed include: community informatics, information literacy-focused service learning, and community outreach. Co-sponsored by EBSS and Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT).